Burundi vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Burundi
31.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
33.5%
in 2024
Burundi rank
16th
Lesotho rank
13th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.5% against 31.6% in Burundi, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.6% | 41.9% | 30.7% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 39.6% | 16.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 17.7% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 0.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.2% | 0.4% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 33.5% against 31.6% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 1.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Burundi ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release